August 28, 2017 - How Do You Get Awards and Notoriety for Your Company? - AboveGrey Pictures article by Ezra J. Stanley

"How do you get awards and notoriety for your company?" a new and quite cool client asked me. And "How is your work so darn good?" I wanted to answer in basic monosyllabic form and in my Belizean creole "Jus mek eh gud no mon?!" or "Just make it good, right man?!"... [See More]

July 27, 2017 - Our Artists Michael Axtell and Ezra J. Stanley as guests on the 360 Bay Area podcast from The Ambassadors Circle!

"#HeARTofTheCity - Artists Trying to Get Your Attention!"

"...We talk to actor/director Richard Harder, filmmakers Ezra J. Stanley and Michael Axtell, and sculptor Nemo Gould about the challenges of making a living as artists in a world that often discounts the importance of their work. These four artists are on their grind to bring their passions to life - and also hope to inspire you by expanding your worldview. Will you look up?" [Hear More]

THANK YOU NYOGON COMMUNITY for supporting this film during the last several weeks -- it's been quite a ride! We're thrilled to announce that we EXCEEDED the 100% funding goal on Seed&Spark, receiving the GREEN LIGHT to embark on post-production! [see more...]

September 25th, 2016 -Congratulations to AboveGrey Pictures' cofounder Alejandro Wilkins recipient of the prestigious ICG's Emerging Cinematographer Award! Alejandro has shot and produced many of our award winning commercials, music videos, and films. He has worked his tail off in his field and deserves every bit of recognition from his colleagues, and TV and movie goers for his dexterity of camera artistry, years of passion and pursuit of the fine art of Cinematography. This is a well deserved honor by the film industry. (DGA, Hollywood)

Cool universal timing! Alejandro Wilkins also in this month's SHOOT Magazine as an honored recipient of the prestigious ICG's Emerging Cinematographer Award! He cofounded AboveGrey Pictures in 2005 and over the past decade shot and produced a lot of our commercials, music videos, and films. A respectful Congratulations Mr. Wilkins. Well deserved.

September 26th, 2016 - LOS ANGELES -"Twenty years of helping to launch careers," said Steven Poster, ASC, president of the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG), during his opening remarks at the Emerging Cinematographer Awards (ECA) screening and ceremony at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles this evening..[see more]

September 2, 2016 - LOS ANGELES -Writer-Director Ezra J. Stanley, an alum of SHOOT’s 2010 New Directors Showcase, has teamed with producer Michael Axtell to win the Best Commercial Award at the 2016 HollyShorts Film Festival for Toymail’s “Pancakes.” This marks the second time Stanley has earned…[see more]

Behind the Scenes:Writer-Director Ezra J. Stanley and Producer Michael Axtell Win the Best Commercial Award for Toymail "Pancakes" at the HollyShorts Film Festival "The Cannes of Short Films!" (at Harmony Gold Theater)

Boothy Call with Writer-Director Ezra J. Stanley and Producer Michael Axtell Winners of the Best Commercial Award for Toymail "Pancakes" at the HollyShorts Film Festival "The Cannes of Short Films!" (at Harmony Gold Theater)

Behind the Scenes:Writer-Director Ezra J. Stanley and Producer Michael Axtell Winners of the Best Commercial Award for Toymail "Pancakes" at the HollyShorts Film Festival "The Cannes of Short Films!" (at Harmony Gold Theater). With Director Mary-Lyn Chambers with Best Female Director Award.

August 16th 2016 -Our cinematic "Pancakes" commercial played with the fantastic animation "Napoleon: The Ticket"! Such a cool debut for all the films!

August 16th 2016 -The Toymail "Pancakes" Commercial World Premiere was amazing! Audience full of brilliant filmmakers, everyone's giggling in hysteria in the end. A true thank you to HollyShorts and Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theatres!

August 11th, 2016 -Back home again at HollyShorts 2016! "The Cannes of Short Films!" Our Toymail "Pancakes" Commercial debuts August 16th at noon!

World's amazing award winning films. We're totally blown away!

July 30th, 2016 -AboveGrey Pictures as grateful guests of the 2016 La Jolla International Fashion Film Awards! We met so many wonderful artists! Thank you festival producer Fred Sweet for loving our work and getting us out here, the LJIFFF staff, and the city and merchants of La Jolla.

Toymail "Pancakes" Commercial is an Official Selection at 2016 HollyShorts FIlm Festival among 400 of the world's best short films. Playing in Kids Animation-Family Films block, Ezra J. Stanley's cinematic "Pancakes" commercial screens along with Oscar winning animations "Bear Story", Oscar winning "Manoman", and Palm d'Or winner "Waves 98"!

July 25th, 2016 - Toymail "Pancakes" Commercial chosen as an Official Selection of the 2016 HollyShorts Film Festival! World Premiere on August 16th at Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theatres with Red Carpet and all!

Ilaria Chang steps onto AboveGrey Pictures' deck with an impressive portfolio of high end artistic Graphic Design, while assisting our clients with effective Strategic Advertising. She bosses a Bachelors in Advertising & Design from The Art Institute of California in San Francisco. She has experience in working with multiple advertising mediums creating and designing popular campaigns for Red Bull, ...Read Release

"Thriller vs Deadmau5 'Alone With You' or a Lesson in Video Sculpture- Lesson 1" playing with Thievery Corporation in Washington DC! @ The Yards, February 20 & 21.

Congratulations to cinematographer Alejandro Wilkins! His work on The Last Dinner Party starring Ava Bogle, Christina Zamora, Hallee Hirsh, and Sam Hardie will screen as an Official Selection of the 2014 HollyShorts Film Festival! This is the third time his cinematography work is showing at the HollyShorts Film Festival. Catch it Tuesday August 19th at 5pm, TCL Chinese Theater 6 in Hollywood!